The singer scooped up two prestigious Ivors for Most Performed Work and International Hit of the Year, for his worldwide hit You're Beautiful, at the ceremony - which honours songwriters - held at the plush Grosvenor Hotel.

The 31-year-old blasted his critics as he accepted the accolade forMost Performed Work.

He said: "To all those b*****s who don't like my music - you're all adults, you can switch your radio off."

Coldplay, fronted by Chris Martin, were up for three accolades but having lost two to Blunt, they could only sit and watch the third accolade - for the Best Song Musically and Lyrically - go to Scottish singer KT Tunstall for her hit Suddenly I See.

Other winners included Pop Idol winner Shayne Ward who won the prize for Best Selling UK Single, while legendary British band New Order received the award for Outstanding Song Collection.